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WUUS51 KLWX 201859
SVRLWX
VAC107-201930-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0056.260520T1859Z-260520T1930Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
259 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT.
* AT 259 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ROUND HILL,
OR 10 MILES WEST OF LEESBURG, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGING WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES
TO FALL. THIS COULD INJURE THOSE OUTDOORS, AS WELL AS
DAMAGE HOMES AND VEHICLES. ROADWAYS MAY BECOME BLOCKED BY
DOWNED TREES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
UNSECURED LIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEESBURG, PURCELLVILLE, ROUND HILL, BLUEMONT, HAMILTON, PAEONIAN
SPRINGS, WATERFORD, LUCKETTS, LINCOLN, AND HUGHESVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS
ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER,
YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 3918 7751 3914 7753 3912 7752 3911 7750
3910 7750 3909 7784 3912 7784 3913 7783
3916 7781 3926 7753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 261DEG 23KT 3913 7776
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
BELAK
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